Publications

15 Nov 2016
News

Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success

HBS professors Ramon Casadesus‐Masanell, left, and Sunil Gupta, listened to a presentation about the layout of the Siemens Electronikwerk Amberg manufacturing facility during the faculty immersion in Munich. (photo by Willy C. Shih) The... View Details

01 Dec 2004
News

Wyss Gift Supports HBS Doctoral Programs

HBS doctoral programs. Among the activities that may be funded by the endowment are fellowships and stipends for doctoral students; increased support for students’ field research; new doctoral course development; teaching-skills training; and the renovation of doctoral... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

26 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Syngenta Tomato Vision

In January 2024, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led 45 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in the second year of their Immersive Field Course... View Details

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Supplemental Financial Information - Financial Report 2018

School’s buildings and campus infrastructure. Additionally, facilities improvement and renovation costs that do not qualify as capital expenses are generally categorized as space and occupancy. Also included under this category are... View Details

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Supplemental Financial Information II - Annual Report 2019

square feet of occupied space. Space and occupancy expense includes costs related to maintaining and operating the School’s buildings and campus infrastructure. Additionally, facilities improvement and renovation costs that do not qualify... View Details

Portrait Project

Mardie Oakes

apartment at Peabody Terrace four years ago, and see my plans coming true. Out of school, I immersed myself in community development lending, investing $20 million in affordable housing and community facilities throughout the Bay Area.... View Details

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George F. Baker - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

industries. George F. Baker and “Peggy.” Baker’s philanthropic activities included support for the construction of Dartmouth College’s Baker Library, dormitories and a chemical laboratory at Cornell University, and the purchase of land and construction of athletic... View Details

01 Mar 2012
News

Cracks in the Foundation

competitiveness-losing out in 8 out of 10 actual cases. Alumni had considered moving their US facilities to a total of 146 countries, clearly showing that America is competing with virtually the entire world, not just a handful of... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

26 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 26, 2007

lead their facilities to prioritize different external pressures and thus adopt different management practices. Specifically, we argue that external constituents who interact with particularly influential corporate departments are more... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

November 2003 (Revised January 2005)
Case

San Francisco Giants

By: William A. Sahlman and Elizabeth Kind

Larry Baer, executive vice-president and COO, was eager to improve profitability for the San Francisco Giants baseball team. Over the last few years, the Giants have had a number of successes. They successfully built the first privately financed ball park in over 30... View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Business or Company Management; Success; Sports; Sports Industry; San Francisco

June 2010 (Revised December 2013)
Case

Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (A)

By: John D. Macomber, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-Ho Wong

A residential real estate developer competes in a heated auction for a prime retail development site in the interior of China during the 2009 boom. Total project cost might be in excess of $1 billion U.S. for over 4,000,000 square feet of building. Hang Lung Properties... View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment Return; Geographic Location; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Infrastructure; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Chengdu

17 Jun 2020
News

Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines

COVID-19 treatment facility in the Philippines. “Most of the HBS Club of the Philippines alums here have become role models and have set a high standard of private-public sector collaboration,” says Morales. Here are a few of their... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2009
News

Just Chillin’

Keeping things cool at HBS during the hot summer months is the chilled water plant, a 19,700-square-foot facility located underground near the B-School parking lot. With hundreds of thousands of gallons coursing through miles of pipe, the... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

June 1999
Case

Zhulebeno Plaza, The

By: William J. Poorvu and Daniel J. Rudd

Cameron Sawyer, CEO of Sawyer & Co., seeks financing for a shopping center he is developing in Moscow. The case describes the opportunities and challenges of doing development in Russia. View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Real Estate Industry; Moscow; Russia